Teletrade schedules 15 Internet auctions for April
Numismatic News - 03-24-2006
It’s a busy month for Teletrade in April. The Internet auction firm has a slate of 15 sales scheduled. Lots can be viewed at www.teletrade.com. The first auction up will be held Sunday, April 2, it is Auction 2183..

1 Million Pennies Deposited in Local Bank
WTOC - 03-25-2006
One million pennies, one backhoe and one amazing achievement. Today, JCB Construction Equipment made the biggest penny deposit in the history of banking in North America: one million pennies, totaling $10,000..

Bankers, Arab history and the petrodollar bazaar
Khaleej Times - 03-25-2006
IN THE 1970s, the petrodollar became the symbol of a seismic power shift in global finance, the arrival of the Arabs as the new priesthood of money in the Third World. Of course, vast wealth existed in the Middle East centuries before a handful of geologists found subterranean lakes of black gold under a Dhahran salt dome and changed the history of Arabia forever..

Yemeni Currency Museum to be Established
Yemen Observer - 03-25-2006
SANA'A - A special currency museum displaying the history of Yemen's coins and banknotes is to be created, following a deal signed on Thursday by the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY). The museum will dedicate individual sections to each of Yemen's historical periods - from pre-historic civilizations to the present day..

Mint studies planchet production
Numismatic News - 03-25-2006
The U.S. Mint is trying to determine the most cost-effective way of producing coin blanks. To that end, the Mint plans to solicit bids from independent, outside companies to see if in-house production is cheaper than going to other suppliers for ready-to-strike planchets..

A Myth Concerning Gold Confiscation
Gold Seek - 03-25-2006
Gold confiscation is a subject that divides gold investors. Some say it won’t happen again and others say it will happen again. The one thing they tend to agree on is that they don’t want it to happen again..

Can you dig it? Glasgow's oldest building found
Scotland on Sunday - 03-25-2006
A TIME team have made a breakthrough discovery after unearthing a medieval bishop's palace dating back to the 14th century. The archaeologists claim they have uncovered Glasgow's oldest building after finding the ruins. The palace, which sits in Easterhouse in the east end of the city, is believed to date back to 1323 and knocks the current title holder off the historical top spot. .

Archaeological Chemistry Featured at ACS Symposium
Press Release - 03-26-2006
The origin of Peruvian trophy heads, the history of corn cultivation in South America, and the consistent quality of Biblical coins are among the topics featured during a two-day symposium, “Archaeological Chemistry: Analytical Techniques and Archaeological Interpretation.”.

Wife of indicted coin dealer wants house sale to pay attorneys
Akron Becon Journal - 03-26-2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The wife of an indicted coin dealer at the center of a state investment scandal has put the couple's Florida home up for sale and wants to use the proceeds to finance his defense. The oceanfront home in the Florida Keys, purchased in the name of Tom Noe's wife, Bernadette, for $1.85 million in 2003, was listed for sale recently for $5 million, records show.

Common cents in coin collecting
olympian - 03-26-2006
When I came home Saturday afternoon, the kitchen table was blanketed with stacks and stacks of pennies perfectly aligned in long, neat rows. The husband was pacing back and forth in front of them with his hands behind his back and his reading glasses perched low on the bridge of his nose..

Investors new to the coin game need to be knowledgeable
Times Union - 03-26-2006
Mark Lawson's favorite coin is probably not the most valuable one in his collection. A 17th-century Spanish gold doubloon found years ago on a Mexican beach is tops on his list. "It would have been something washed up from a shipwreck," he said. "It's just got that history and romance to it ... pirates and treasure and all that.".

Get second batch of NV quarters today
RGJ.com - 03-27-2006
The Nevada Division of Museums and History will release the second edition of the official Nevada quarter set today. The set features mint-quality quarters from both the United States Mints at Denver and Philadelphia. The commemorative sets sold out on the day of the official quarter launch ceremony and have been reissued..

Pennies are nothing but germ bombs for your pockets
ModBee.com - 03-27-2006
Opposing opinions notwithstanding, I think America should do away with pennies. They're the next best thing to useless, slated for extinction, the dodo of denominations. The vendors I frequent most on Yosemite Boulevard, McHenry Avenue and Oakdale Road in Modesto see me coming and know better than to give me the small change..

Royal Canadian Mint announces sales and marketing agreement with Giesecke & Devrient
Press Release - 03-27-2006
OTTAWA, March 27, 2006 -- The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) announced today that it has entered into a sales and marketing agreement with Munich- based Banknote and Security Printing Company, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). After examining potential partners, the RCM determined that G&D is the most suitable partner to promote RCM products and services abroad..

TV show to feature Sovereign Exploration in shipwrecks
BYM News - 03-27-2006
Platinum Television Group is pleased to announce the selection of Sovereign Exploration Associates, Inc. (SVXA) for its innovative, educational television series, Business & Beyond. The company will be featured in a segment on "Artifacts of Historical and Financial Value" in the 2006 Series to be aired nationally on Bloomberg news..

China should tap FX reserves to buy gold - banker
Yahoo - Reuters - 03-27-2006
BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - China should use part of its fast-growing foreign exchange reserves to buy gold as it seeks to adjust the asset mix to hedge against risk, a Bank of China official was quoted on Monday as saying..

Earliest Banknote of England up for Sale
Spink - 03-27-2006
Spink are pleased to announce the sale of one of England’s earliest banknotes. Expected to fetch between £25,000-35,000, it is believed to be the earliest note extant in private hands. The note, dated 30 August 1705, is made payable to Mr Thomas Shipman or the bearer for the amount of 99 pounds, 7 shillings and four pence. .

B&M Baltimore sale eclipses $4 million
Numismatic News - 03-27-2006
Hungry for new material, bidders in Bowers and Merena’s official auction of the March 2006 Baltimore Coin & Currency Convention pushed total sales over the $4 million mark. Leading the way was a 1909-O Indian half eagle that realized $175,375. “While we witnessed strong prices realized for all U.S. coin series, there were two types of consignments that performed exceptionally well in our Baltimore Auction: those with fresh material and/or seldom-offered types, and those with classic numismatic rarities,” said Bowers and Merena President Steve Deeds..

March bullion sales perk up after slow start
Numismatic News - 03-27-2006
Bullion isn’t dead. It only seemed that way after a couple weeks of scant sales. But like the Red Sox in the 2004 American League Championship Series against the hated (at least by me) Yankees, bullion has made a nice comeback..

Youth table a draw at show
Numismatic News - 03-27-2006
For over a decade, the San Jose, Calif., Coin Club has sponsored and coordinated youth activities at its annual coin show each January. The event is usually held inside Parkside Hall in San Jose..

Silver gives gold a run for the money
Globe and Mail - 03-27-2006
The biggest rally in silver since 1979 is benefiting the commodities market's largest investors, including Bill Gates, the world's richest man. The Microsoft Corp. chairman's Cascade Investment LLC is the second-largest shareholder in Vancouver-based mining company Pan American Silver Corp. His 3.32 million shares of Pan American are valued at about $99.6-million, and have tripled since he made the investment in 1999..

Disovering a passion for ancient coins
Viet Nam News - 03-27-2006
Mesmerized by a jar of ancient coins ten years ago, Central coast resident, Lam Dzu Xenh, has become obsessed with collecting these cultural and historical artifacts. Doan Huu Trung reports. If Viet Nam’s ancient money were to disappear, what would happen to that vital link to the nation’s history?.

United States Mint Offers Nebraska Quarters in Bags & Two-Roll Sets
Press Release US Mint - 03-28-2006
WASHINGTON -- The United States Mint announced today that commemorative quarter-dollar coins honoring Nebraska, the second coin in the United States Mint’s 50 State Quarters® Program to be released in 2006, will go on sale beginning April 3, 2006, at noon (ET), and will be available for approximately 10 weeks..

Online Auction Service Launched Exclusively for Coin, Banknote, Token, Stamp, and Jewelry Trading
Press Release - 03-28-2006
(VANCOUVER) After two years of research and decades of industry experience, a renowned North American coin and jewelry dealer is launching a new website service allowing online auctioneers from around the world to buy, sell and trade with confidence and assurance..

Bearable hunt
Coin World - 03-28-2006
Early Scandinavians believed that certain people had the ability to assume the powerful characteristics of the bear in times of war. By wearing a bearskin shirt treated with special oils and herbs, one could fight with the strength of the great creatures, biting through shields and even walking through fire without any evidence of injury..

ANR racks up its biggest auction: nearly $13 million
Coin Values - 03-28-2006
ANR racks up its biggest auction: nearly $13 million. American Numismatic Rarities realized $12,837,735.20 March 14 and 15 from 2,200 lots, in its largest sale ever as the firm approaches its third anniversary..

Largest gold deposit in China discovered
ChinaView - 03-28-2006
BEIJING, March 28 -- With a recoverable reserve over 200 tons, the Yanshan gold deposit in Wen county, northwest China's Gansu province under exploration will become the largest gold mine in China..

'D' gold in Heritage ANA sale
Numismatic News - 03-28-2006
Two gold pieces from the Dahlonega Mint are expected to shine in Atlanta. An 1858-D $1 and an 1841-D $2.50 dollar are two highlights of Heritage Auction Galleries’ Signature Auction at the Atlanta American Numismatic Association convention. The sale is scheduled for April 6-7. “Heritage has the privilege of offering three exceptional gold collections – the Jeffrey Fisher, Duke’s Creek Collection of Dahlonega Gold, the Lake Highland Collection, and the Alexander Collection – in Atlanta,” noted Heritage President Greg Rohan. .

2006 Return to Monticello Nickel Official First Day Coin Cover Available March 28
Press Release US Mint - 03-28-2006
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint today announced that limited-edition “Return to Monticello” Nickel Official First Day Coin Covers will be available online at www.usmint.gov beginning at noon (ET) on March 28, 2006. This product is limited up to 50,000 units..

2005 report on the protection of euro coins against counterfeiting notes
Press Release - 03-28-2006
The Commission is presenting its annual report on the protection of euro coins against fraud and counterfeiting. The report presents the activities undertaken by the Commission for the protection of the euro and the police authorities’ continued successes in repression In 2005 an increasing, yet low, number of counterfeit euro coins was removed from circulation, while an increase in the diversity and sophistication of counterfeit euro coins was recorded..

Waffled Kennedys up for sale
Numismatic News - 03-28-2006
Waffle coin enthusiasts take note: Numismatic Enterprises, Inc., has just released the Waffled Kennedy half dollar for sale nationwide. Like other waffle coins, the Waffled Kennedy is a coin that the U.S. Mint deemed unfit for circulation due to a mistake or imperfection in the minting process, resulting in waffle cancellation by the Mint..

Rs 5,000 note in May
Daily Times - 03-28-2006
PESHAWAR: Managing Director of the State Bank of Pakistan Liaquat Durrani said on Monday that the Rs 5,000 currency note would enter into circulation in May, subject to approval by President Pervez Musharraf..

Vacketta Tokens Collection to be sold
Numismatic News - 03-28-2006
Rich Hartzog of World Exonumia will be offering the Vacketta Collection of Illinois Trade Tokens in numerous upcoming mail bid sales. The late Ore Vacketta was the author of the two standard reference books on Illinois tokens. After years in storage, Vacketta’s collection of about 11,000 different trade tokens will be now be sold to the highest bidders. .

New firm offers dealer financing
Numismatic News - 03-29-2006
To meet dealers’ cash needs in an increasingly active coin market, a new firm has been created to loan money to dealers. Collateral Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc., Santa Monica, Calif., will provide fast, short-term loans to dealers. .

Banks and State quarters
statequarters.com - 03-29-2006
A collector in Pennsylvania recently offered a different spin on the State quarter dollars program. We had not heard his question before.The collector e-mailed Coin World telling us that he cashed a check at his bank and received two 2006 Nevada quarters..

Ben Bernanke And The "Barbarous Relic"
Post Chronicle - 03-29-2006
New Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke chairs his first meeting today. It's appropriate to view the occasion from an historical perspective. John Maynard Keynes, the high priest of socialistic scientism applied to economics, wrote in 1923 that "the gold standard is already a barbarous relic." James Turk, an international authority on gold and gold prices explains that the true barbarous relic is not gold or the gold standard, but central banks..

Bush, General Help Observe Florida Army National Guard Day
News4Jax - 03-29-2006
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- You could tell she was a mother, probably with a son or daughter on a dangerous faraway military assignment. A smartly dressed, middle-aged woman with tears streaming down her cheeks as she watched the Florida National Guard being honored Tuesday at the Capitol..

Nobel winner Tutu honoured on new mint coin
sa Mint - 03-28-2006
The great achievements of South Africa should be honoured, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said before striking a gold coin commemorating his Nobel peace price at the SA Mint, in Midrand, on Tuesday. "We ought to be celebrating some of our great national achievements. We are too prone as South African to sell ourselves short," Tutu said. "We have so much about which to be proud. We ought to be a country that can show the world how to be compassionate.".

£89,700 coins
Scotsman - 03-30-2006
TWO "extremely rare" 430-year-old Scottish gold coins were sold at a London auction for a total of £89,700 yesterday.The James VI twenty Scots pound pieces - dated 1575 and 1576 - are so rare there are thought to be only seven examples of each of those known dates in private hands..

Noe could view coins at auction, officials say
Toledo Blade - 03-30-2006
Coin dealers, the public, and the media were barred from the auction of rare coins and currency bought by Tom Noe. But Mr. Noe could join his attorneys today to inspect the collection of nickels, dimes, quarters, and $10,000 notes that went up for bid last week..

Constantine: The greatest Roman emperor
Belfast telegraph - 03-30-2006
An exhibition which opens in York tomorrow marks the debt owed by the modern Church to a Christian convert who rescued a failing empire, brought peace and preached tolerance. Ian Herbert tells his story. A decision reached almost 1,700 years ago by Constantine the Great is a source of inspiration to any who despair of lasting religious tolerance in the world.On the eve of an improbable battlefield triumph in Rome, AD312, the young Roman emperor saw a vision of Christ and converted to Christianity, joining the ranks of those who had been persecuted by his predecessors for centuries..

Ancient coins found during digging
Hindustan Times - 03-30-2006
SIXTY copper coins of ancient period have been found during the digging of foundation of an old house at Kanudeeh village under the Shivpur police station on Tuesday. The district administration has sent them to the Archeology department to find out their exact historical period..

Barclays Tempers Gold Enthusiasm Caused By Chinese Interview
AIR - 03-30-2006
At Barclays the precious metals specialists believe the gold market has drawn renewed support from a news report two days ago quoting a member of the Bank of China saying China should buy gold with foreign reserves, to "diversify and gain higher returns"..

MONEYIZATION, PART 22
Financial Sence Online - 03-30-2006
Moneyization: The global financial phenomenon of individuals and businesses moving their funds to monies in which they have the highest confidence, or money which has a higher store of faith.Money serves many roles in our lives. One of those roles is to subjugate us to the control of the government which issues the money. We are bound to our national money in many ways by our government..

NM quarter: A narrative on the design of state coin
Deming Headlight - 03-30-2006
Let's establish something right up front. This is serious business. The state needs a new quarter. To be precise, it will not be a state quarter, but a federal quarter saluting New Mexico. We have not yet begun to mint our own money. But keep your eyes on Governor Bill. If the Dems snub him in favor of Hillary, the guv may declare New Mexico an independent nation and assume the role of dictator. I got dibs on the press czar gig..

Coins Of The Realm
Forbes - 03-30-2006
Big spenders bid hefty sums at Doyle New York's historic sale of coins, medals and bank notes from the estate of Samuel Mills Damon on March 23. The auction total of $3,884,000 far exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $1.4 million to $1.9 million. Delivered from several decades in a safe deposit vault, the Damon Collection of United States, Hawaiian and world rarities was a highly anticipated sale in international numismatic circles..

Talking up the euro
Cyprus Mail - 03-30-2006
CONVINCING a reluctant public to welcome the euro is the biggest challenge facing the government in the run up to the changeover on January 1, 2008, Finance Minister Michalis Sarris said yesterday. Speaking after a meeting of the national committee for the introduction of the euro, Sarris and Central Bank Governor Christodoulos Christodoulou said the economy was already prepared..

Sweden returns ancient coins to Greece
ATE - 03-31-2006
A collection of 48 ancient coins discovered by the Swedish Archaeological Institute during a dig carried out in Greece in 1922, which had been considered lost by the Greek State, were returned to the Greek culture ministry by Sweden on Friday. The coins were brought back by the Greek Ambassador to Sweden Evangelos Karokis..

DGSE Profits up 38%
Diamond.Net - 03-31-2006
Diamond and precious metals wholesaler DGSE Companies Inc., of Dallas, Texas, reports profits rose 38 percent to $485,212, for fiscal year 2005. Revenues for the year rose 24 percent to $36 million..

India may soon mint money for world
Greater kashmir - 03-31-2006
New Delhi, Mar 31: India may soon be the popular choice of several nations as a printer of currency. It produces the largest volume of bank notes in the world, at a third of the cost of production of established leaders. .

The Liberty Head Half Eagle
Bella Online - 03-31-2006
The $5 Coronet, or what is more commonly known as the Liberty Head Half Eagle, enjoyed one of the longest runs in the history of U.S. Coinage. The $5 Liberty Head Gold pieces were in circulation from 1839 to 1908. That is a 69 year run! Up until its time of production, the only gold coin produced by the U.S. Mint was the $10 gold piece..

Spectrum buys Noe coins, avoids litigation
Toledo Blade - 03-31-2006
The state of Ohio announced today it rejected a series of closed bids from dealers and instead sold a batch of rare coins and currency connected to a state scandal to Spectrum Numismatics International for $7.5 million..

ECB sells 57 tons of gold
Fin24 - 03-31-2006
Frankfurt - The European Central Bank (ECB) sold 57 tons of gold in the course of last year but is not planning any further gold sales in the period to the end of September 2006, it said Friday..

No End in Sight to Commodities Bull Cycle
Resource Investor - 03-31-2006
At the third annual American Stock Exchange Precious & Base Metals Investor Conference in New York today, Van Eck Global analyst Charl Malan gave a broad overview of the metals market. His synopsis: many more years to come in the commodities bull cycle..

Commemorative Silver Coins To Be Put Into Circulation In Armenia
ARKA - 03-31-2006
EREVAN, March 31. /ARKA/. On the occasion of the 1660th anniversary of Armenian alphabet, the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) puts into circulation commemorative silver coins dedicated to King Vram Shapukh and Catholicos Sahak Partev. The CBA press service reports that the face value of the coins is AMD 100. Each set has 500 coins..

New FCFA Coins Begin Circulation in Africa
OhMyNews - 03-31-2006
A new series of metallic coins consisting 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 500 FCFA went into circulation in Cameroon and the other five countries of the central African Monetary and Economic Community, CEMAC, namely Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Central African Republic, Gabon, Gabon and Congo on March 29..